Strong H2892 sensesאֲחִימַן

Ahiman

Transliteration
'ăchîyman 'ăchîymân
Pronunciation
{akh-ee-man'} akh-ee-mawn'

Meaning of the name

Ahiman = "my brother is a gift"

The 2 senses of Strong H289

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H289 appears in 4 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. One of the giant descendants of Anak in HebronH289G3 verses · Numbers, Joshua, Judges
  2. Levite gatekeeper during David's reignH289H1 verse · 1 Chronicles

General definition

From H251 and H4480; brother of a portion (that {is} gift);
{Achiman} the name of an Anakite and of an Israelite: - Ahiman.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • ahiman4

First verses

  1. Numbers 13:22
    And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
  2. Joshua 15:14
    And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
  3. Judges 1:10
    And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath–arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
  4. 1 Chronicles 9:17
    And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;